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[quote=Anonymous]Middle class where I grew up in Pa is VERY different than middle class here. There are “middle class” families in DC with a $90k-180k HHI living in a 2BR noisy townhouse, scrambling to lottery into an adequately performing charter or a school across town, paying $2500/month for daycare, walking blocks with groceries & so on. Middle class where I grew up, if there is a family in that HHI range, it is a two-teacher couple. One of them becomes a principal eventually. It means having a 3+ BR SFH, whether that’s a historic one on a street lined with mature trees or a new build in a subdivision. Schools are at least a 7/10 on GS. All the kids play a travel sport. This couple has 3-4 kids who are watched by a family member; no daycare expenses. One vacation/year, either to Cancún or renting a house near the water in OBX.[/quote]
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